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Sport With several top professional teams, Philadelphia offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy spectator sports. Three venues on Broad Street in South Philadelphia handle most of the action. Comcast-Spectacor's First Union Center at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue (tel: (215) 336 3600; website: www.comcast-spectacor.com), is home to the Philadelphia Flyers (National Hockey League) and the Sixers (basketball). The Phantoms (American Hockey League), the KiXX soccer team and the Philadelphia Wings lacrosse team play at the Spectrum (tel: (215) 336 3600), opposite First Union Center. Veterans Stadium, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, is the venue for the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team (tel: (215) 463 1000) and the Philadelphia Eagles football team (tel: (215) 463 5500). Fitness centres: The following offer visitor day passes: Market West Athletic Club, 1835 Market Street (tel: (215) 963 2700); Rittenhouse Square Fitness Club, 2002 Rittenhouse Street (tel: (215) 985 4095); and World Gym, 2020 Sansom Street (tel: (215) 972 0927). Golf: There are many public golf courses in the area. A golf guide is available from the Philadelphia Visitors Center. Among the top courses is Scotland Run Golf Club, just 20 minutes from the city centre over the Ben Franklin Bridge on Route 322 and Fries Mill Road, Williamstown, NJ (tel: (856) 863 3737; website: www.scotlandrun.com), with a blend of wooded, quarry and links-style holes. Green fees range from US$55 in winter to US$95 on summer weekends. Ice skating: River Rink (tel: (215 925 RINK or 7465) is an outdoor rink at Festival Pier, Penn's Landing, from late November to late February. Tennis: Philadelphia has more than 200 public courts. Many are free of charge. Fairmount Park (tel: (215) 685 0051) can provide information on locations, reservations and special programs. |
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